Big Country: FMVA Scale the Plains
dal 22/6/2011 al 3/9/2011
Segnalato da
Sandra Cress
Ellen Diederich
Sarah Dotzenrod
Kaylyn Gerenz
Jon Offutt
Carl Oltvedt
Timothy Ray
Meg Spielman Peldo
Michael Strand
David Swenson
Eric Syvertson
Gin Templeton
Chris Walla
22/6/2011
Big Country: FMVA Scale the Plains
Plains Art Museum, Fargo
In celebration of the inaugural year of the mural, Plains Art Museum challenged members of the Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists (FMVA) to create large-scale work to be considered for the exhibition Big Country: FMVA Scale the Plains. Presenting diverse work in many media by twelve artists that span generations, Big Country will surprise visitors with big ideas and big work in sculpture, painting, photography, pastel, and watercolor.
Artist, West Fargo High School art teacher, and FMVA board chair Eric Syvertson stands in front of his work in progress for Big
When The North Dakota Mural by James Rosenquist was unveiled at the Museum last fall, its sheer size—13 ft. x 24 ft.—made an impressive impact. Rosenquist is known for producing large canvases as well as painting large images, an approach that emerged in the 1960s from his life as a billboard painter.
In celebration of the inaugural year of the mural, Plains Art Museum challenged members of the Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists (FMVA) to create large-scale work to be considered for the exhibition Big Country: FMVA Scale the Plains. Presenting diverse work in many media by twelve artists that span generations, Big Country will surprise visitors with big ideas and big work in sculpture, painting, photography, pastel, and watercolor. Artists range across generations, media, and conceptual interests. You won’t want to miss these surprising works by Sandra Cress, Ellen Diederich, Sarah Dotzenrod, Kaylyn Gerenz, Jon Offutt, Carl Oltvedt, Timothy Ray, Meg Spielman Peldo, Michael Strand, David Swenson, Eric Syvertson, Gin Templeton, and Chris Walla.
The Museum is pleased to work with the FMVA, an important artists’ organization whose mission is to educate, encourage, enable, and inspire visual artists in our community. The FMVA organizes their own exhibitions, provides professional development to artists, and organizes the Studio Crawl each fall.
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